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Mid-Century Modern Silver Paper Weight
Paper Cutter by Christofle
By Christofle
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Silver Paper Weight & Paper Cutter by Christofle
Category
20th Century Letter Openers
Materials
Silver
Gucci Brown Leather Brass Bucket Desk Stationary Set Pen Pad Write, circa 1960s
By Gucci
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
leather desk accessories
A wonderful suite. This set includes the original pad, writing slope with
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Leather, Suede
1950s Desk Set by Pietro Ciesa, Fontana Arte Picture Frame Letter Opener Pen
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare 1950s suite of Pietro Chiesa handmade in Italy luxury glassware made for Fontana Arte
A highly collectable set in stunning order,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
1930 Art Deco Macassar Wood
Bone Detail Handmade 5 Piece Desk Ink Set France
Located in Miami, FL
Circa 1930s Art Deco elegant 5 pieces ink desk set, desk accessories, made out of Macassar Wood and
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Paper Cutter by Lucienne Lazon (1910-2007), France
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Paper Cutter by Lucienne Lazon (1910-2007), France
Category
20th Century Letter Openers
Materials
Steel
Rare Antique Mid-19th C Veuve Perrin French France Pottery Inkwell
By Veuve Perrin Factory
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Rare Antique Mid-19th C Veuve Perrin French France Pottery Inkwell
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Provincial Inkwells
Materials
Faience
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Rosewood Letter Tray
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Attractive And Extremely Good Quality Mid 19th Century Rosewood Letter Tray, Of Unusually
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage Art Glass Clear and White Glass Paperweight White Lily, Mid-late 20th C
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Art Glass Clear and White Glass Paperweight White Lily, Mid-late 20th C
Offered for sale
Category
Late 20th Century American Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Mid Century Brass Globe Cigarette Holder
Ashtray Office Desk Accessory Caddy
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in San Diego, CA
Brass figural globe cigarette holder and ashtray caddy, circa 1950s. Would make a great office desk
Category
Mid-20th Century Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Stainless Steel Japan Letter Opener Desk Tool Vintage
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage stainless steel letter opener , which includes a knife and small scissors. Made in Japan circa the 1960s. Stamped. Clean modern design.
Dimension...
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Stainless Steel
French Blue Gold and White Porcelain Desk Letter Mail Holder from Paris
Located in New York, NY
design style, circa mid-20th century, Paris, France. Piece with scalloped edge is hand-painted in blue
Category
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Letter Openers
Materials
Porcelain
20th century design black leather pipe holder by Longchamp 1970 vintage
By Longchamp
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Longchamp
20th century design black leather pipe holder
Circa 1970
Original good condition
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Leather
William IV 19th century table top writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
William IV 19th century writing slope circa 1835.
Elegant and good quality William IV rosewood
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British William IV Desk Sets
Materials
Wood
Vintage Paper Management Complete Set, Half of the 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
20th Century.
Made in Italy.
The set includes a paperweight, a magnifying glass and a paper knife
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Natural Burl Wood Magnifier
Located in Montreal, QC
Unique desk or tabletop hand magnifying glass featuring a large round looking glass mounted to a
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Maitland Smith Leather Desktop Book Paperweight Bronze Butterfly Figurine
By Maitland Smith
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming vintage Mid-Century Modern leather desktop book paperweight with a butterfly from Maitland
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Dutch Delft Blue and White Ink Well attributed to Anthoni Pennis
By Delft
Located in Hastings, GB
A superb 18th Century Dutch Delft Blue and White Ink Well and Desk Stand attributed to Anthoni
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Inkwells
Materials
Pottery
Carl Aubock „C“ Walnut Clothes Coat Brush, Signed, Midcentury, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful modernist clothes or coat brush in the shape of the letter C from the 1960s. Designed and executed by Carl Aubock III, Vienna/Austria. Handmade of walnut and natural hors...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Art Glass Crystal Caterpillar Sculpture by, Steuben
By Steuben Glass
Located in Englewood, NJ
A Late 20th Century American Crystal Caterpillar Designed by Peter Yenawine, for Steuben Glass
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
20th Century Marble French Art Deco Inkwell, 1930
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
. Ink holder complete with internal glass. Ideal object to be placed on a desk, very pleasant. It has
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Marble
Vintage Carl Auböck Brass Pipe Modernist Paperweight #5188, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
An Austrian brass paperweight, displaying a pipe, designed an executed in the 1950s by Carl Aubock, Vienna. Model #5188. A very decorative item, in very good condition. Marked.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Bronze Inkwell with Roman Figure on Brown Marble Base
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate your office desk with this large Empire style inkwell. Created in France circa 1870 and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Leather and Brass Desk Set Brass Letter Opener and Scissors 1950s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
accessory will make your space stylish.
A compliment to any desk or work station, the pair of scissors and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Letter Openers
Materials
Metal, Brass
Scandinavian Desk Set in Bronze by Gusum, A 5 Pieces Set, Signed
By Gusums Bruk
Located in Paris, FR
A very rare desk set of 5 pieces made by Gosum. Sweden. Signed
Bronze.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze, Brass
$1,563 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century European Green Glass Dump Paperweight with Controlled Air Bubbles
Located in Louisville, KY
design is very unusual for dump glass pieces of this era.
Great for a decorator piece on a shelf or desk
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
20th Century Tin Plate Perpetual Calendar from Bank of Montreal, 1817
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
signs of wear now perhaps but this calendar was first issued in the mid-20th century, so perhaps we can
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial More Desk Accessories
Materials
Tin
19th Century French Pair of Bronze Cachets Depicting Female Figures
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century French pair of cachets made of bronze depicting two figures of beautiful female
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
William Sklaroff for Smith Metal Arts Plastic Pen Holder
By Smith Metal Arts, William Sklaroff
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Aluminum enameled pen holder from the hugely successful Radius One line of desk accessories
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Plastic
Blenko Glass Promotional Item for Blenko Glass
By Blenko Glass
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An uncommon and handmade glass desk weight in luminous tones of amber and red advertising the
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Vintage Art Glass Millefiori Italian Murano Round Sphere Paperweight on Stand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 2.5" H (Ball) x 5.5" H (Ball on stand) x 3" W x 3" D.
Category
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Antique 19th century William IV bronze and ormolu pen tray
Located in London, GB
A large William IV period bronze & ormolu Pentray having cutglass inkwells and central urn with leaf and shell border & carrying handles, supported on bold leaf scrolled feet.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Rococo Revival Inkwells
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Meissen Green Ming Dragon Porcelain Writing Set
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Long Island City, NY
A mid-20th century hand-painted porcelain desk accessories set by Meissen Porzellan, a prominent
Category
Mid-20th Century German Desk Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$5,000 / set
19th Century French Black Painted and Gilt Wrought Iron Book Binding Press
Located in Dallas, TX
accessory in a study or library! In the old days, this kind of "Presses a Papier" were used to press the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French More Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
19th Century Austrian Porcelain Inkwell with Tray with Stamp on the Side
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Austrian Porcelain Inkwell with Tray with Stamp on the Side.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Inkwells
Materials
Porcelain
Lady Schaeffer Fountain Pen With 14k Nib
Mechanical Pencil Boxed Set
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Original Plastic Schaeffer Presentation Box
Mid-20th Century, Made in USA
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
$788 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Horsehair Brush for Mohawk, 1950s
By Mohawk
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A beautifully crafted garment brush made of warmly-toned walnut and soft horsehair.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Walnut
Fontana Arte Peach and Green Glass Notepad Holder, Italy 1950s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milan, IT
A beautiful Fontana Arte two-colored glass notepad.
Original label.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Set of 7 Brass Bell Form Weights
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
and style from Baroque to Mid-Century Modern. In short, we are a treasure trove of unique items with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Paperweights
Materials
Brass
$350 Sale Price / set
41% Off
Early 19th Century Empire Russian Malachite and Ormolu Paperweight Spaniel Dog
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A very fine Russian giltbronze mounted malachite veneered paperweight dating from the early to mid
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Russian Empire Paperweights
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze
$9,237 Sale Price
28% Off
20th Century Novelty Smokers Compendium Plane J A Henckels Germany Circa 1930
By J. A. Henckels
Located in London, GB
20th Century Novelty Smokers Compendium Plane J A Henckels Germany Circa 1930.
A wonderful
Category
Mid-20th Century German More Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate, Nickel
Vintage Sectioned Display Tray in Aluminum
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Partitioned Tray in Aluminum
1.63 h x 14.75 w x 7.38
preowned condition
refer to images
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Art Glass Octopus Paperweight
Located in Savannah, GA
A vintage art glass octopus paperweight, mid/late-20th century.
4 inches wide by 3 ⅝ tall
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Huge Signed Tomasso Barbi Picture Frame in Brass and Glass
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Berlin, BE
Wonderful huge photo or picture frame from Tomasso Barbi (signed). The frame is made of gold plated brass and Murano glass. An ultimative rare and beautiful piece. A matching second ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Gold Plate
Italian Modernist Brass And Leather Desk Set with Letter Opener and Scissors
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage brass-plated scissor and letter opener set contained within a leather holder (ca. 1960, Italy).
Brass finish has rubbed off in places from natural aging along with general we...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Brass
Vintage Ceramic Vase, Dümler
Breiden, Germany
By Dümler
Breiden
Located in Roma, IT
& Breiden during the mid-20th century.
Rare ceramic vase 195/40.
Dimensions: cm 41 x 33. In excellent
Category
Mid-20th Century German Paperweights
Materials
Ceramic
$302 Sale Price
25% Off
A 19th century French Empire green figured marble and ormolu inkstand C 1870
Located in Central England, GB
This very stylish French Empire gilt bronze and marble inkstand is a fine example.
It is made from superb figured green marble. The triform base is raised onto bronze pads. The mai...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Rust Red Painted Wrought Iron Book Binding Press with Book
Located in Dallas, TX
and red painted finish. Decorate a shelf with this wonderful accessory in a study or library! In the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Paperweights
Materials
Iron
Vintage Lalique Daim Deer Glass Frosted Paperweight or Figurine
By René Lalique, Lalique
Located in Philadelphia, PA
!
Date:
Mid-20th Century
Overall Condition:
It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition
Category
Mid-20th Century French Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Pair of Dogs Paperweight in Art Deco style
Located in Greven, DE
Pair of Dog Sculptures as Paperweights
Dimensions: H × W × D: 9 x 17 x 17 cm
Description:
Two finely modeled figures of Great Danes, one seated and the other reclining. The dogs ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Paperweights
Materials
Marble, Metal
$1,515 / set
English 19th Century W. Leuchars Silver Gilt Two-Sided Cut Glass Scent Bottle
By William Leuchars
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Rare and fine antique English W. Leuchars silver gilt (vermeil) and cut-glass scent bottle
Maker: W. Leuchars
38 Piccadilly London
The double sided scent bottle one side is for ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Paperweights
Materials
Vermeil
Murano Limited Edition Paperweight with Two Blue Butterflies
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Miami, FL
enhance any desk or table.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
1944 Silver Plaque Commemorating Jose Garcia
Sus Zorros Grises
Located in Philadelphia, PA
dissolution in 1950.
Simply a wonderful piece of musical history!
Date:
Mid-20th Century
Overall Condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Uruguayan Paperweights
Materials
Silver
Large Vintage Murano Glass Paperweight with Millefiori Garlands
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large, unusual Murano glass paperweight features interlacing garlands of complex white and green toned millefiori canes, creating a cross pattern; each square of the cross pattern h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
MCM Green Singer Sewing Machine in Cabinet
Located in Norton, MA
Quality made with elegant design from the Mid-Century Modern Singer Sewing Machine and Table
Category
Mid-20th Century English Desk Sets
Materials
Wood, Machiche
Large Murano Glass Paperweight with Internal Bubbles and Swirls
Located in Rochester, NY
Vintage colorful Italian glass paperweight.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Brass, Walnut and Ebonized Double Inkwell Set
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
brass decoration,
mid-late 10th century.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Textural White Stone Slab
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playful stone stab with textural design. This rectangular slab can easily be displayed on a table or leaning on a shelf. It showcases an abstract design of rounded curves.
Dimension...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Paperweights
Materials
Stone
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Mid Century Desk Accessories For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of mid century desk accessories available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, glass and brass, all mid century desk accessories available were constructed with great care. We have 3874 antique and vintage mid century desk accessories in-stock, while there are 54 modern editions to choose from as well. Mid century desk accessories have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Mid century desk accessories bearing mid-century modern or Art Deco hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many mid century desk accessories are appealing in their simplicity, but Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Fratelli Toso and Walter Bosse produced popular mid century desk accessories that are worth a look.
How Much are Mid Century Desk Accessories?
Prices for mid century desk accessories start at $1 and top out at $175,000 with the average selling for $542.
Finding the Right Desk-accessories for You
Whether you’ve carved out a space for a nifty home office or you prefer the morning commute, why not dress up your desk with antique and vintage desk accessories? To best tiptoe the line between desk efficiency and desk enjoyment, we suggest adding a touch of the past to your modern-day space.
Desks are a funny thing. Their basic premise has remained the same for quite literally centuries: a flat surface, oftentimes a drawer, and potentially a shelf or two. However, the contents that lay upon the desk? Well, the evolution has been drastic to say the least.
Thank the Victorians for the initial popularity of the paperweight. The Industrial Revolution offered the novel concept of leisure-time to Europeans, giving them more time to take part in the then crucial activity of letter writing. Decorative glass paperweight designs were all the rage, and during the mid-19th-century some of the most popular makers included the French companies of Baccarat, St. Louis and Clichy.
As paper was exceedingly expensive in the early to mid-19th-century, every effort was made to utilize a full sheet of it. Paper knives, which gave way to the modern letter opener, were helpful for cutting paper down to an appropriate size.
Books — those bound volumes of paper, you may recall — used to be common occurrences on desks of yore and where there were books there needed to be bookends. As a luxury item, bookend designs have run the gamut from incorporating ultra-luxurious materials (think marble and Murano glass) to being whimsical desk accompaniments (animal figurines were highly popular choices).
Though the inkwell’s extinction was ushered in by the advent of the ballpoint pen (itself quasi-obsolete at this point), there is still significant charm to be had from placing one of these bauble-like objets in a central spot on one’s desk. You may be surprised to discover the mood-boosting powers an antique — and purposefully empty — inkwell can provide.
The clamor for desk clocks arose as the Industrial Revolution transitioned labor from outdoors to indoors, and allowed for the mass-production of clock parts in factories. Naturally, elaborate designs soon followed and clocks could be found made by artisans and luxury houses like Cartier.
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